Five Families

The Five Families is a term given to the five dominant organized crime families of New York, formed during the turbulent 1920s and 1930s. The families dominated New York City and New Jersey's crime for most of the 20th century, and they would have influence in narcotics, bootlegging, prostitution, racketeering, extortion, politics, the police force, the legal system, and other businesses. Five Families/Historical|Historical Five Families/The Godfather|The Godfather